“Imagine this scenario: you host a dinner party in your home aglow with candlelight and conversation. On a polished oak shelf sits a delicate Cisk lager-branded ash tray, collected from a recent trip to Malta. Though not of great value, it holds sentimental charm, a quiet testament to travels past. As the evening draws to a close and guests depart, you notice its absence. A guest, clearly taken by the object’s charm, has admired it so much that they’ve pocketed it. You would rightly feel aggrieved and if you knew which individual had stolen it, you would likely not trust them again. 

The same is true about all crime and its impact on wider society. Crimes, such as petty theft, do not allow a free and prosperous society to flourish. They leave an incredibly low-trust environment in their wake. Thousands of individuals and businesses suffer from theft on the streets of all towns and cities across the United Kingdom every year.”